Flower-press.



S. I. WALKUP.

FLOWER PRESS.-

APPLICATION FILED IAN. I8. 1917- Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

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specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, fdild...

Application filed January is, 1917. Serial N o. 14:3,013.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL THoMAs WALnUr, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at 3603 Broadway, city of New York, borough ofManhattan, and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Flower-Presses, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a press for use in the manufacture ofartificial leaves of flowers, and more particularly to a press adaptedfor pressing the blanks of the leaves or flower petals to impressthereon the surface indications characteristic of such leaves or flowerpetals.

This invention has for an object to provide a press of this nature whichwill permit of a more rapid operation than heretofore, and which will beof simple and inexpensive construction and in which the manual controlmovements will be reduced to a minimum. 4

For further comprehension ofthe invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, the various novel features of the inventionbeing more particularly set forth in the appended claims.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a front elevation of a press constructedaccording to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation at right angles to Fig. 1 of the pressproper, the section being taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view.

Fig. -1- is a face view of a die containing a leaf impression.

Fig. is a side elevation of the two dies in position one upon the other.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section on the line @-.6 of Fig. 1.

in the embodiment of the invention here illustrated, my improved presscomprises an arched frame 1 projecting upwardly from a base 2 and whichis preferably mounted on a suitable work table or bench 3-.

Mounted on the head 4 of the arched frame, is a vertical guide 5 whichextends through a vertical slot 6 in the head and which may be rigidlysecured in place by suitable means as the bracket 7. Slidably heldin'the guide 5, is a plunger bar 8, which may be of T form in crosssection and provided on one face with a rack 9 with which a pinion,10,,1neshes. This bar has fixed upon ed to later.

The pinion 10 is connected to a suitable source of motive power hereshown as an electric motor 12 mounted on the head a. I prefer to drivethe rack bar 8 at reduced speed from the motor which may have on itsarmature shaft a pinion l3, meshing with a gear 14, fixed on one end ofa short shaft 15, on the opposite end of which the pinion 10 is fixed,this shaft 15 being suitably supported as by the bracket 16, on the head4:. The bar 8 is preferably normally held in its raised position bysuitable means,; such as the counterweight 17 secured on one end of arope 18, which passes over the overhead pulleys 19 and 20 and isfastened at its oplposige end as at 21 to the upper end of the in orderto cause the motor to tomatically when the presser head gaged the dieswith the requisite pressure, I have provided means for cutting ed theelectric current to the motor when the head has descended a sufficientdistance. As here shown, a vertically disposed rack arm 25 is pivotedmidway of its length as at 26 to the guide 5 and carries at its oppositeends a pair of lateral cam projections 27 and 28,

its lower end a presser head 11 adapt engage the dies as will be pointedout which are adapted to be engaged by a stud 29 on the side of the barl to rock the arm. The lower end of this arm carries an insulatedcontact member 30, adapted to contact with a second contact member 31 onan instop auhas ensulating block 32 fixed to the guide 5, the

supply ircuit to the motor these contact members as will later.

The dies here used are detachable and of usual construction, andcomprise male and female members 3% and 35 having the usual impressionsurfaces 36 and 37, a face view of the impression surface of the maledie being given in Fig. 4:, the female die having a complementarysurface, as is well understood, and being provided with a handle, 38,

while the male die has an angular flange 34 being through be pointed outfitting over female die as shown in Fig. 5.

which view shows the dies ready to be in serted under the head. Tofacilitate the proper positioning of the dies under the head, T providea V shaped stop member 39 on the base 2 against which the dies areplaced and which serves to localize the dies under the head as thelatter are pushed in 1 terminal of the. motor to the contact 3Q, a wire-47 from thecontact- 31 to the spring.

The electric circuit comprises'a wire 45 leading from thesourceof powerto one terminal of the motor, awire46 from thecother contact 10 and awire 48' from the latter to the: source of power.

In the operation of the press the leaf or petal-to be pressedrisplacedinthe usual mannerin the di'es, between the surfaces 36 and 37 and thelatter. pushed under the head-on the. supporting base 2. When the diesengage the V. shaped stop the contacts Hand 42 are connected as shown inFig. 6

and the motor starts causing the head to de-( scend-j and; raising theweight. lVhen the stud 29:engages:thecam 28 on the-rack, arm 25 and thecontacts 30 and 31 are separated,

- breaking the circuit andcausing themotor to stop; the-weightimmediately raising the head. If desired a oneway clutch connectionofany well known type may be connected to. thewpinion 10 on the shortshaft 15 to" all'ow-the.pi1iion to run freely back- Ward: When theheadnears itsuppermost position the-stud 29: engages the cam. 27 on theupper end of the rock-arm 25 and causes contacts 30 and 31 to reengage;

In -themeantime the operator will have removed the dies, permitting thecontacts 40 and ll to separate and breaking-the.circuit at.;,this=point,preventing starting of the motor again until the dies are agamrplaced inposition.

It will be apparent that various changes and modifications-might bemadein the construction shown: without departing from the spiritottheinventionand. the right is therefore reserved to allchanges andmodifications as come within the scope of the, appended claims;

What I claim is z 1. In an artificial flowerpress, 1 a diesup port.* andpresser head, an electric motor for mo ingsaid head toward said support,electrical connections whereby a closed circu-i-t through said motormaybe formed, saidelectrical connections including a pair of contactmembers, one of which is movable, and a part adapted to move with thepresser head andengage said movable conthe-presser head has reached acertain point in its travel.

3. In -an artificial flower press, a die-support and aipresser head, anelectric motor for moving said head-toward said support, independentmeans for returning said head to.

its starting point, electrical connections whereby a closed circuitthrough said motormay be formed, said electrical connections including a-p2t1I Of'COi1l3ZtCl3 members one of:

which is movable, a rocker arm having said.

movable contact member. mounted thereon, and a part carriedbythe'presser head and adapted to engage saidrocken arm to ultimatelyopen and close the circuit as the presserhead is moved in oppositedirections.

4. In an artificial flower press, a die support and a presser head, anelectric motor for moving said-head toward said support, means forautomatically opening the circuit through the motor when the headreaches a certain point in its travel, and a weight connected to saidhead and adapted to move said head away-from said support when thecircuit through the motor is opened.

5. In an artificial flower press, a die support and a presser head, anelectric motor for moving said head toward said support, means forautomatically opening the circuit through the motorwhen the head reachesa certain point in its travel, independent means for returning said headto its starting. point upon opening of the clrcuit, and means actuatedby the return movement of the head for closing the circuit at the pointwhere it was opened.

6. In an artificial flower press, a die support and a presser head, anelectric motor for-moving said head toward said support, and meansforautomatically opening the circuit through the motor when the headreaches a certain point in its travel, said means including a pairof'cooperating parts one of which is mounted on the said head.-

7. In an artificial flower'press, a die support and a presser head, anarched frame extending above said die support, a vertical rack barguided upon said arched frame and having the presser head upon its lowerend, a pinion meshing with said rack bar, an electric'motor operativelyconnected to said pinion, and means whereby the electric circuit throughthe motor is automatically tact members, and a part carried by the rackbroken when the rack bar has moved a cerbar and adapted to separate saidcontact tain distance. members.

8. In an artificial flower press, a die sup- In testimony whereof havesigned my 15 5 port and a presser head, power mechanism name to thisspecification, in the presence including an electric motor for saidpresser of two subscribing witnesses, this 15th day head, and a pair ofcontact members adjaof January, 1917.

cent the said support andadapted to be SAMUEL THOMAS WALKUP. joined toclose the electric circuit through Witnesses:

10 the said motor by the positioning of a die MALVINA Gormnrun,

on the said support including a pair of con- MONROE Freoionrmmnn.

topics of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe fiommisaiomer ot Patents, Washington, n. G.

